Eoin Mclaughlin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Eoin McLaughlin
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| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
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Eoin McLaughlin is a super popular Irish author! His books have sold so well that they've even been on the Sunday Times bestseller list. Imagine, his stories have been translated into 28 different languages, so kids all over the world can read them! The Times newspaper even called his books "an important historical record of the time."
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Eoin McLaughlin's Famous "Hug" Books
Eoin McLaughlin's very first picture book was called The Hug. Polly Dunbar created the wonderful pictures for it. The Guardian newspaper picked The Hug as one of their 'Books of the Year'. It was also a finalist for the CBI Book of the Year Awards. This book has been translated into more than 25 languages.
Helping Kids During Lockdowns
The next book in the series was While We Can't Hug. This book became very important around the world. It helped children understand things during the COVID-19 lockdowns. While We Can't Hug was a finalist for the Irish Book Awards. It was also nominated for the Carnegie Medal, a big award for children's books.
The Guardian included it in their 'Children's Books of the Year'. Even Mr Tumble read it on BBC television on Christmas Day!
More "Hug" Adventures
Another book in the series, The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug, came out in June 2021. After that, Eoin released The Roar. His book Merry Whatmas was named one of the top picture books of 2023.
More Awesome Books by Eoin
Eoin McLaughlin has written other exciting books too!
Secret Agent Elephant and Inspector Penguin
Secret Agent Elephant is one of his books. It has cool illustrations by Ross Collins. Hachette Book Group published this book. Their second book together is Inspector Penguin. The Guardian newspaper said Inspector Penguin has "a plot worthy of Agatha Christie". That means it has a really clever mystery!
The Case of the Missing Cake
Another fun book is The Case of the Missing Cake. Marc Boutavant drew the pictures for this one. Walker Books published it. The Guardian also featured this book as one of the best new children's books of the month.
Eoin's Work at Channel 4
Besides writing books, Eoin McLaughlin is a creative director at Channel 4. This is a big TV channel in the UK. He has worked on many popular shows there.
TV Shows and Paralympics
He helped create shows like Complaints Welcome and Taskmaster. He also worked on Derry Girls and The Great British Bake Off. Eoin also worked on the Paralympics for Channel 4. For his work on the Paralympics, he won a special award called the Cannes Lions Grand Prix. This is a very important award in advertising and creativity.
About Eoin McLaughlin
Eoin McLaughlin was born in Dublin, which is the capital city of Ireland. Today, he lives in a beautiful place called Mauritius. He lives there with his partner and their son.
